Royal College of Pharmacy elections 2026: Bruce Warner

Bruce has worked in most sectors of pharmacy including community (as a contractor), hospital, academia and government. He was formally deputy chief pharmaceutical officer at NHS England where he focused on primary and intermediate care, medicines shortages, pharmacist independent prescribing and wider aspects of medicines and pharmacy policy.

Prior to this post Bruce worked as deputy director of patient safety at the National Patient Safety Agency where he led on the strategy for patient safety improvement and headed up the patient safety advice and guidance function.

Since retiring in 2023 Bruce has been involved in a number of pieces of work, including chairing a Royal Pharmaceutical Society Advisory Group on Medicines Shortages, undertaking research in Pharmacist Independent Prescribing and is Chair at a local hospice.

Bruce Warner is an Honorary Professor of Pharmacy Policy and Practice at Nottingham University and a Visiting Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Huddersfield.